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Monday, Jun 23, 2025
Competing for the first time in more than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out the whole of 2020 calendar, Chopra hurled the spear to a distance of 88.07cm in his fifth attempt.
Neeraj, who is having a superb season, has notched up the best five throws in Asia this season.
Neeraj clinched the javelin gold with a national record of 88.06m.
India have quite a few men capable of occupying the top slot on the podium at the 18th Asian Games.
There is genuine belief in the Indian camp that they can win at least three golds besides a handful of medals.
The 20-year-old javelin thrower is the reigning Commonwealth Games champion.
The Tokyo Olympics is two years away and Hima can pose a serious challenge there. Age is on her side and she should be a real medal prospect in the 2024 Olympics.
The big gains in athletics were easily the highlights of the Indian campaign at the recent Asian Games.
Chopra's throw of 85.17m put him way ahead of the field, including Moldova's Andrian Mardare (81.48m) and Lithuania's Edis Matusevicius (79.31m), who finished second and third respectively.
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